Scanner (2020)
A filmic experiment documenting an fMRI survey that used an image set to investigate the neurological underpinnings of the uncanny. ...
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Susannah Gent is a filmmaker, artist, and lecturer in film production at Sheffield Hallam University. Her films that have gained awards at international film festivals over the past twenty years explore experimental narrative approaches to representing subjectivity.
A filmic experiment documenting an fMRI survey that used an image set to investigate the neurological underpinnings of the uncanny. ...
Watch NowA hotel provides a metaphor for the psyche in an essay film that investigates the uncanny. A dead boyfriend, a spirit guide, and a character who leaves herself behind populate this journey through space and mind. ...
Watch NowThe filmmaker asks her ten-year-old son about his arsenal of weapons, many of which are intended for other use; the handle of a back brush, juggling batons, and a plastic cricket stump. Despite his enthusiasm for maiming and killing Harvey has no idea why ...
Watch NowThe film follows a female protagonist in a state of fugue following a head injury as she wanders an alienating city underbelly of clubs and free parties. Through recollections of anti-capitalist conversations, historical information about wartime atrocity, ...
Watch NowA dark fairy tale about a little girl who ventures into the "dream world" to rescue her brother but first she has to listen to the story of "The Bone Chair". ...
Watch NowThe filmmaker skins a fox. The confrontation with death provokes memories and ideas. The editing interweaves these stories in an experiment in the boundaries of narrative comprehension. ...
Watch NowThe story of a woman who's inability to end a relationship causes her belly button to mutate, not to mention her mind. ...
Watch NowA remarkable journey through the mind of a young man as he battles against mental illness and attempts to come to terms with his confused sexuality and a dark event in the past. ...
Watch NowA collaboration with the performance artist Lisa Watts, who explores the physical wrapping potential of bread dough. ...
Watch NowMelvyn slowly unravels under the oppression of his overly possessive mother. This story, told from before and after "the event", suggests an interconnectivity between involved parties. Produced for the "10 x 10" series, BBC Bristol. ...
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Watch NowA woman discovers her bag holds a portal to her past through which she relives an incident of abuse. ...
Watch NowA hotel provides a metaphor for the psyche in an essay film that investigates the uncanny. A dead boyfriend, a spirit guide, and a character who leaves herself behind populate this journey through space and mind. ...
Watch NowThe film follows a female protagonist in a state of fugue following a head injury as she wanders an alienating city underbelly of clubs and free parties. Through recollections of anti-capitalist conversations, historical information about wartime atrocity, ...
Watch NowThe filmmaker skins a fox. The confrontation with death provokes memories and ideas. The editing interweaves these stories in an experiment in the boundaries of narrative comprehension. ...
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